Acne sleep is so important for me. I always find that my skin heals a lot faster if I go to sleep early (11pm is early for me) and then I get a full 8 hours sleep. Contrastingly, I notice pimples more frequently when I only get 4-5 hours of sleep.
I first noticed this when I was working late night shifts, a bad habit that stayed with me even when I changed jobs. Now I tend to stay up late at night in front of the computer, and I have to constantly remind myself that sleep has a serious effect on your overall health, including acne.
So keep in mind, if your body is not rested, it’s more prone to acne!
Sleeping on your back
I have noticed that sleeping on my back helps me a lot. This took a lot of getting used to because I used to sleep sideways like many people do. However, after forcing myself to sleep on my back, I noticed a huge reduction in new pimples in the morning!
The downside to this was that I started noticing a few pimples on my upper back when I did this. But if you’re anything like me, then having 2-3 pimples hidden away on your back is a hundred times better than having them on your face for everyone to see!
“Sleeping on my back helped my acne so much, I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner!”
Now instead of calling it beauty sleep, I call it acne sleep. It’s more motivating for me that way!
Tags: acne and sleep, acne sleep, resting and acne, sleeping on your back
Great Idea! I am a tummy sleeper but am now going to try and get used to back sleeping.
make sure to wash your pillow cases and sheets frequently, because when you sleep at night all the junk from your face and body rub off on your bed and if your sleeping it all right on your body which promotes acne.